Bed-fabric-making machine.



Inventor I l t Attorneys Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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G B SMITH BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00w. 31, 1912 9 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Inventor,

G. B. SMITH.

BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 31, 1912.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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Attorneys- G. B. SMITH.

BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 31, 1912.

Patented ,Oct. 20, 1914,

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G. B. SMITH. BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE. AYPPLIGATIOH FILED 00131, 1912.

1,1 14,402. Patented Oct. 20; 1914;

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by I Attorneys.

G. B. SMITH.

BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE.

1,1 14,402. Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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G. B. SMITH.

BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 31, 1912.

1,114,402. Patented 001;. 20, 1914.

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G. B. SMITH.

7 BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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ntor,

Attorneys G. B. SMITH. BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED OCT. 31, 1912.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS co., PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. D. C.

G. B. SMITH.

BED FABRIC MAKING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED 00.1. 31, 1912.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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Inventor,

Attorneys.

THE NORRIS TO-LITHOH WASHINGTON, D. c

UNITED STATES PATENT:

GARY B; SMITH, or"crrIoAediLLiNoisf 'f Y I citizen of; the United, States, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Bed-Fabric-Making Machine, of which the following is a specification. i v

The device herein disclosed: is adapted to be employed for manipulating wires to form links and crossties of the sortxwhich are employed in the fashioning oftspring bed fabrics.

In the machine constituting. the subject matter ofthe present invention, the stock is fed from a. reel or the like into the machine, and intoa vertically mounted rotatable member which engages the free end; of the stock and bends the stock upon. itselhathus tov form a hook at the end of the stock. A mechanism is provided; for cutting ofiithe stock, so that the hook at the endof the stock becomes a U'-shaped element, "and simultaneously with the cutting operation, the ends of the U-shapedelement areturned over to form a pair of hooksat. one end? of the U-shaped. element.

ing a cross tie, the stock being bent into U- shape and being trimmed off. .Thefrjee ends ofzthe cross. tie arebent to form: hooksaand the looped end of the cross tie is, bentsito form another hook. The concatenated. links from thelink forming mechanism pass in the form of a. chain, to anassemblingmechanisn1,.preferably taking theform of a pain of rollers, about whichrthe chain is-wound, in spaced convolutions. The cross ties are removed from thetie forming 1nachine,'and.

are engaged with the chain" of 'linksw hen:

the same is wound about the rollers. The cross ties ultimately traverset-he: peripha cry of one roller, and as the cross ties move across the periphery of, this,roller,,a mecha- The U.-shaped element is then subjected tothe action. of" a die and an anvil, wherebyspaced eyesare.

7 Specification ofiLetterslPatent Patentedo t 20, I I Application.filedflctoberfil,1912,) Seria1N,o.- 72,8,915.

ni'sm= openatestoset the hooks of the cross tiesupon'fthe links of the chain.

The invention: aims to provide a means whereby the operations above described, and the several: steps thereofmay be ca'rriedout,

and to improve generally, devices of that typeito which the present invention apper may be assembled, to form: the completed fabric, i ,With the above and other objects in view which will. appear as the description prodetails: of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it. being understood that means whereby the crosskties and the links ceeds, theinventionresidesin the combina-. tlon' and.arrangementof parts 'and injthe,

changes in. the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosedcan be made within. the scope of what is claimed without departingfrom; the (spirit of theinvention.

In, the drawingsiFigure 1 shows the in ventionrin top plan; Fig. 21s asideelevationgiFigi 3 is a side elevation: of the link formingmechanism and of the feeding mechanism which is. assembled therewith; Fig.4 is a; top, planot the structure shown in. Fig [3,. Fig. i 5. is. a transverse section on the line A.,B: of F igbli, Fig. 6 is a trans? verse:section on theline @D of Fig. 4t, Fig:-.7;is a; transverse section, on the line of Fig. ljwFig. Sis aside "elevation of thedie and the-anvil,'partsdbeing sectioned}; Fig. 9 is 'avside elevation of the die and ofthe anvil, the viewpoint in Fig. 9

being'gat. right angles to '-the ;view. point" in i Fig. -8;;-..Fig. l'Olis afsicle elevation of the die, the View. depictingv the opposite face from that shown in Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is avside elevation of: the tension means; Fig. lQis an) 10o end elevation of thetensionmeans; Fig. 18 1s a SldQT'GlGVZllZlOIl of one ro'llerof the ten-v SlOIl 'IHBZLIlS, parts being sectioned; Fig. 1a

is a section; on the linejG eH of Fig. .13; .Fig. '15 is a perspective showing that portion of-the mechanism whereby the stock is. severed: to. for-m. the links, and whereby the tree; vends otthe links are benttoform. the

hooksgof: thejlinks, FigQlG is a fragmental tion on the line I -J, of Fig.16; Fig.13 is a, perspective of thecross tie; Fig. 19 is a perspective of the link; F ig. 20is a plan of the completed fabric, comprising elements shown in Figs. 18 and 19; Fig. 21 is a plan of the die; Fig. 22 is aplan of'the anvil; Fig. 23 is a perspective of an element which serves to elevate thelink as the same is ad-' vanced, so that the eye at the end of one link may be elevated for engagement with thehooks at the opposite end of. an adjoining link; Fig. 24 is a perspectiveof theirack bar whereby movementis transmitted tothe loop forming. member; Fig. 25 is a perspec-v tive of the wire grip which engages the stock to advance the same; Fig. 26 is a side elevation of the actuating disk, the view dc: picting the means whereby motion is transmitted tothe rack bar, shown in Fig. 24; Fig. 27 is a fragmental perspective of the bending shaft; Fig. 28' is a transverse section of the bending shaft; Fig. 29 is aperspective of a portion of the mechanism whereby motion. is transmitted to the assembling rollers and to the chain of links which is carried by the assembling rollers; Fig. 30 is a fragmental side-elevation of one of the assembling rollers, togetherwith the means whereby the rollerkis supported for rotation; Fig. 31 is a sectional detail showing a portion of the mechanism whereby the cross ties are clinched into the concatenated links; Fig. 32 is a transverse section of one of the assemblingirollers; Fig. 33 is an elevation showing the means whereby the clinching members which operate to secure the cross ties'in the links, are factuated; Fig. 34 is a side'elevation of one of the clinching members shown in Fig. 33; Fig. 35 is a side elevation of the mechanism whereby the cross ties are formed; Fig. 36 is a plan of the structure appearing in Fig.

'35; Fig. 37 is a side elevation showing a modified mechanism .for actuating the cutting and loop forming. means; and? Fig." 38 is a plan of the structure shown in Fig. 37, parts being broken away. i

For convenience in description, that'end of the machineto which the reference character A is applied-will be considered 'the forward end of the machine, therear end of the machine being designated by the letter B.

The machine herein disclosed comprises a feeding mechanism, a link forming mechanism, an assembling.mechanism, and a tie forming mechanism. These several constituent parts will be described in the'order set forth. I

In carrying out the invention and re-,

reel being provided adjacent its lower end With'a supporting flange3, the material in the form of a roll being placed about the i'eel 2 so as to rest upon the supporting.

flange 3. Locatedin front of the stock reel 2.is a standard 4, supporting a thimble5, through which the stock passes.

A tension device, constituting a part of the feeding mechanism, is provided, the tenion10 is secured to the shaft '7, the pinion 10 meshing into a pinion 11' which is secured to the shaft 8. The pinions 10 and 11 are peripherally toothed, as indicated at 12. Secured to the shaft? is a roller 14, engaging the periphery of a roller15 which issecured to the shaft 8. The shaft 7 is carried at one end, and adjacent the roller 14, in .a vertically movable bearing 16 which is mounted to slide upon standards 17 which are connected with one end of the frame (3. The standards 17 are connected at their upper ends. by a cap 18,.and compression springs 19 surround the standards 17 and bear at their opposite ends against the cap 18 and against the bearing 16, to the end that, when the bearing 16 is elevated by a mechanism to be described hereinafter, the bearing may be depressed automatically. A screw 20 is threaded intothe periphery of the roller 15, the. exposed end face of the screw 20 being beveled as indicated at 21, for engagement with the: roller 14, so as to elevate the roller .14 and to put the springs 19 under compression. The screw 20 terminates in a shank I 22 received in arecess 23 in the roller 15, there being a set screw 24 threaded in the sidefa'ce of the roller 15uand engaging the shank 22, tohold the screw 20 against rotation, it-being obvious that by adjusting the screw 20 in the roller 15, the rollers 14 and 15 may be separated to a greater or less extent. The peripheries of the rollers 14 and 15 are equipped with cooperating grooves 25 which receive the stock.

Located in front of the tension mechanism abovedescribed is the pedestal 26 which supportsan eye27, the eye 27 receiving the stock and having functions which will be set forth hereinafter. Located in front of the pedestal 26 and the eye 27, is a support 31. A trip 33 is pivotally mounted in the support 31, which is vertically adjustable by means of the side screws 32, one of which appear-sin Fig. 3 and is depressed by a spring 34 (see Fig. 3) which is secured to the support 31 and bears upon the trip. The trip 33 cooperates with a mechanism hereinafter described, for'engaging and advancing the stock.

Passing now to a description of the link forming mechanism, it will be observed that guides 28 are secured to the base 1, adjacent and in front of thesupport 31. hlounted to slide in the guides 28 is across head having. an upright extension 36 in which is pivoted an angulargi'ip 37, shown in detail in Fig. 25. One arnr38 of the grip 37 is provided at its end with a sharpened edge 39 which engages the stock to advance the same, when the cross head 35 is slid i-earwardly upon the guides 28. The other arm 40 of the grip 37 is flattened on its lower edge as at ll, and is threaded at 10 to receive abutting nuts 10", which may be milled and provided with spanner openings. The nuts are adjustable on the arm 10 and are adapted to engage with the free end of the trip 33, the adjustment of the nuts serving to regu late, to a fine degree, the length of stock which is cut off. The nuts 40, engage the free end of the trip 33, thereby tilting the grip 37 upon its fulcrum andcausing the portion 39 of the grip to engage with the material, whereupon when the cross head 35 is slid rearwardly, the stoclrwill be ad vanced. The extension 36 of the cross head 35 is provided with a transversely disposed stop arm 42 which engages the portion 38 of the grip 37, to prevent an undue swinging movement of the grip.

'Held by the base 1 is a pair of blocks 4E3 l-4t extending from the front of the machine toward the rear end thereof. To the side face of the block 43 is secured a support d5, in the forward end of which is fashioned a vertical bearing 15, communicating with a horizontally disposed slot 47 formed in the side face of the support. J ournaledfor rotation in thebearing 4G is abending shaft 18, shown in detail in Figs. 27 and 28. The bending shaft 48 is provided with atransverse slot a9, across which extends a pin 49. The upper end of the bending shaft 4L8 is journaled in a hood 50, supported by the block 43. The upper end of the bending shaft 18.

is provided with a horizontally disposed pinion 51. A cover plate 52is mounted upon the outer face of the support for vertical sliding movement, and at this point it may be stated that thefconstruction of the cover plate 52 will be understood best when Fig. 35 is examined, although this figure shows a portion of the structure which is distinct from the link forming mechanism, attention being directed, in Fig. 35, to the element 152. The cover plate 52 is provided with diagonal slots 53, receiving pins 54 which are mounted in the outer side face of the support 4:5, the construction being such that when longitudinal movement is imparted to the cover plate 52, the same will reccde and will uncover the slot at in the support 45.

Referring to Fig. 15 and comparing the same with 5, it will be observed that a tubular shaft 55 is journaled for rotation in the blocks 43 and 44, the shaft 55 having at one end a head 56 provided'withfa cutting lug 57, theoperating edge of which is indicated at 58. Adjacent the edge 58, the cutting lug 57 isfp'rovided with a slant-face 59' 70 which slopes toward the head 56. 1

Mounted to lClP1OC&lI8 in thetubular shaft 55, transversely of the machine, is a slidable memberfGO, one end of whiclndenoted by the numeral 61, protrudes beyond 1 i the end face of the head 56. Secured to the opposite end of the slidable member 60 is a head 62 which extends longitudinally of the machine, the head 62 carrying a finger 63, disposed parallel to the slidable member 60,

the ringer 63 being mounted to slide in the block 44, transversely thereof. One'or more springs 64:, carried by the block a l, rest against the head 62 and serve to hold the end 61 oftheslida-ble member 60 projected be-- shown inclearest detail in Fig. 23, the plate 65 being provided upon its upper facewith a rib 66, the upper edge of which slopes down-' wardly and forwardly. Located to the rear of the plate ()5 is an anvil 67 having openings 68 receiving the legs69 of a vertically movable die (0, the-die 10 having a I01- wardly extended, angularly disposed arm 71,

the lower end face of which is curved downwardly and rearwardly, as indicated at Threaded into the top'of the die 7 0 are screws .73 held in place by lock-nuts 7 1;, one of the'screws 73 terminating in a conical prong 75, the other of the screws 73 terminating in a semi-conical prong 75, the rear face. of the prong 7 6 being cut away in a straight line as will be understood best when 8 is examined. The prongs 75 and 76 project into recesses 77 formed in the under face of the die(see Fig. 21), the recesses 77 being connected by channels 78. Upon both sides of the channels 7 8, the die is provided with downwardly diverging walls 79. Referring to Fig. '8 it will be seen that in the lower face of the die 70, to the rear of the prong 7 (3 there is fashioned an upwardly and forwardly inclinedshoulder 80. Noting Fig. 22 it will be observed that the anvil 67 is provided in itsupper face with openings 81 which receive the prongs 75' and 76, there being a rearwardly extend ing channel 82 in the upper face ofthe die,

the openings 81.

Referring particularly to Figs 3, it will ends, the adjacent ends of the levers being thechannel 82 communicating with one of &

vertically disposed and carrying rollers 84, located, respectively, in front of and to the rear of the anvil 67. Compression springs 85 bear upon the base 1 and thrust upwardly against the remoteends of the levers 83, the rollers 84 being thereby depressed, so as to hold the material upon the anvil 67, when the die 70 is elevated.

Before describing the driving mechanism whereby motion is imparted to the'several elements hereinbefore set forth,.the path of the material through the link forming mechanism will be traced, and subsequently the driving mechanism will be set forth" in detail. The stock, in the form of a roll of wire, is placed upon the reel 2, and thence,

, the free end of the stock is led through the thimble 5 and through the eye 27, the stock being looped through the eye 27 to form a plurality of expansion coils 209, one of which, preferably, is engaged in the eye 27. That portion of the stock which lies between the eye 27 and the thimble 5 is engaged in the grooves 25 of the rollers 15 and 14 of the tension mechanism. To the rear of the eye 27, the stock is engaged by the member 39 of the arm 38 of the grip 37 which is carried by the cross head 35. At this point it may be stated that when the teeth 12 of the pinions 10 and 11 of the tension mechanism are in mesh, the stock will be fed off of the stock reel 2 and into the expansion coils 209. lVhen, however, the teeth 12 are out of mesh, and when the projecting screw 20 which is carried by the roller 15 engages the roller 14, the rollers lt and 15 will be spaced apart vertically, the bearing 16 upon the shaft 7 rising, so that the material will thus be fed intermittently into the expansion coils 209. As has been set forth hereinbefore, when thecross head moves forwardly, the trip 33 will engage with the angular grip 87 and cause the same to engage with the stock, so that when the cross head 35 moves forwardly, the stock will be advanced out of the expansion coils 209 and into the link-forming machine. The free end of the stock passes through the slot 49 in the bending shaft 48, between the pin 19* and the rear wall of the slot 49. When rotary movement is imparted to the bending shaft 48, the free end of the stock will be swung forwardly, the stock being thus bent around the pin 19. During this operation, the cover plate 52 will be retracted, so that the free, forwardly extended end of the stock may pass outwardly through the slot 47 in the support 45. At this point, Fig. 19 may be examined with profit, it being understood that, the arm 210 of the link extends in a continuous length forwardly to the stock reel 2, and that the arm of the link represents the free end of the stock which has been bent forwardly, around the pin 19 of the bending shaft 18, the bend 212 of the link beingformed around the pin 19. Due to the rearward movement of the cross head 85, the stock with the arm 211 bent therein, is move rearwardly, the looped end of the stock passing between the projecting end 61 of the slidable member (30 and the cutting lug 57 of the head 56 which is carried by the tubular shaft 55. When the shaft 55 is rotated, the cutting edge 58- of the lug 57 will sever the-stock, at the point indicated by the reference character 21 1 in Fig. 19. At the same time, the lug 57 will engage the free ends of the link, and bend them to form the hooks 215. While the hooks 215 are being bent, theywill be crowded transversely by the slant-face 59 of the cutting lug, the hooks being thus forced together. At this point, the description of the travel of the links through the machine will be temporarily suspended. However, let it be supposed that another link, completed so far as hereinbefore described, has been placedbetween the die and the anvil 67. When the die descends, the diverging walls 79 ofthe die will engage the arms 210 and 211 of the link and force them into the channels 78 the arms 210 and 211 bein 7 2'3 forced into intimate contact, and the prongs and 76 entering the looped end of the link, was to fashion a pair of eyes 215. lVhen the die 70 is elevated off of the anvil 67, the completed link will be held upon the anvil by the rollers 84; which are car ried-by the spring-constrained levers 83.

hen the stock is advanced by the action of the cross head 35,and after the bend 212 has been formed in the link, but before the stock has been cut off at 21%, and before the hooks 215 have been fashioned, the bend 212 of the link will ride along the upper edge of the rib 66 which is'carried by the plate (35. The bond 212 will thus be elevated so that the same will engage over the hooks 215 of the link which is already held between the die 70 and by the anvil67, which link, as hereinbefore explained, is held upon the anvil 67 by the action of the spring constrained levers 83. Thus, when the completed link which is between the die 70 and the anvil 67, is advanced, in a manner to be set forth hereinafter, the. partially completed link which is engaged by the hooks 215 of the completed link, will be drawn between the die and the anvil, whereupon, when the die descends, the eyes 215 will be fashioned in tially completed link is drawn between: the

anvila'nd the die. Noting Fig. 8 itwill be seen that when the die 70 dscendsfthe inclinedshoulderSO of the die will engage with the hooks 215 and give the same a final set into the eye212. By the operation above described, the links are Completed, and are connected with each other, in the form of a chain.

A description will now be given of the driving mechanism whereby movement, is

. imparted to the several elements hereinbefore set forth. Disposedtransversely of the machine and ournaled for rotation in the blocks 43 and 44, and in bearings 87 which are upheld by the base 1 is a drive shaft 86' Secured to the drive shaft 86 and located between the blocks 43 and 44 is a disk which is denoted by the numeral-88. Upon one side, I the disk 88 is equipped with a cam 89. This cam 89 is adapted to engage the free end of the finger 63, thereby retracting the slidable member 60 in the shaft and with drawing the protruding end 61 of the memher 60, so that the hooks 215 which have been. fashioned. in the link may be drawn through the machine. The, slidable member is advanced by the action of the spring 64, so that the end 61 of the member 60 pro jects beyond the end faceof the head 56 of the shaft 55.

nected with the crank arm and with the cross head 35, thereby to impart reciprocatory motion. to the cross head when the shaft 86 is rotated. Pivoted to the crank arm is alink 92, which in its turn, is pivotally connected with a lever 93 flllCIIlIHBCl intermediate its ends as indicated at 94 upon a support 95 which depends from the base The lever 93 is equipped. at one side with a lateral extension 96, the extremity of the extension 96 and the rear extremity ofthe lever 93 lying upon oppos te sides of, the anvil 6T. Pivotally connected with tl'ie'reaf jv end oi the lever 93 and with the extension 9:

thereof are links 97, the upper ends of whier are connected with a shaft97 which en;

tends through the" die 70.

From tlieforegoingit ,will bescen when the shaft. 86 is rotated, actuatingthfe crank arm 90, the crank [arm 90 Will actuate,

the link 92, the same tilting the lever 93, the links 97 causing a vertical movement of the die upon the anvil 67.. In order to:"re-,

tract the closure plate;- 52 which eiitend's across the slot 47 in the support 45, an eccentric SSis secured to the shaft 86 or to the disk 87, the eccentric engaging a strap 99 constituting a part of an extension 100ofth e closure or cover plate 52. It will thus be seen that when the shaft 86 is rotated, lon gitudinal sliding movement will be imparted to the plate 52, the diagonal slots 53 co operating with the pins to raisean'd lowe'ir Secured tothe drive shaft 86 1s a crank arm 90, a pitman 91 being conthe plate, to the end that the, slot 47 in the support 45 may be uncovered, thereby'per- [of th'e slot. Noting 5, it will be observed that an auXiliary guide 102 is supported by the base l ,fa nd in'thi's guide 1.02and in the block 43 is mounted to slide, a lower rackbariwhich isshown inFig. 24 and deslgnated'generally byJthe reference character 101. The for mittingitliear1nf211of link to pass out I ward end of the rackbar 101 is heldfor sliding movement (see Fig. 7) in an extens ion'28 f constituting apart of one of the guides -28. The lower rack bar 101' is equipped with a rack 103 which meshes into ting shaft 55. f The rack'ba-r 101 is equipped "upon its side facewith aroller 105 adapted to' ride "in the cam slot 106 (see Fig. 26) formedin the side face of the disk 88. An

101' and serves'to guide theupper'rack bar is equipped with a horizontal rack'109 which meshes llltO the p1n1on5l which 1s secured I i o a pinion 104 secured to the bending and cutto the primary bending shaft 48L The bar 107 is provided further with a Vertical rack 110 which meshes intothe topfof the pinion 104 which is secured to the cutting and bending shaft 55. J ournaled for rotation on top ofthe block 43 (see Fig. 6), is a roller 111 engaging one edge of the upper rack bar 107, whereby thesame 1S maintained 111 mesh with the pinion 51, When the shaft 86 is rotated, rotary movement will be imparted to. thedisk 88,"thecain slot 106 of'which,

engaging the roller "105,*will impart longitudinal movement yto the rack bar 101.

lfvlientlie lower back bar 10l is; slid in the 1 manner above described, the rack 103, meshing into the p nion 104,1w1l1 rotate the cuttingjandbending shaft 55 in one direction, and when motion is thus imparted to the olithe upper rack-bar 107, will impart sliding movement to the upper.rackbar,the

rack 109 of which,meshinginto the pinion '51, will lini' partrotary" movement to. the prin'iarv bending shaft 48. It will thus be seen, that, by 'the mechanism "abovefdescribed, f an oscillating, rotary movement is i npartedtothe primary bending "shaft 48 and tothe cutting 'and bending shaft 55.

pinion 104, the same,;mesh ing into the rack Referring particularly, to Figs. 3 and 29, I

it will be seen that a link 1112 is pivotally connected with the crank arm 90, the rear end of tl1ei-link112 be ing pivotally connected with an uprightlever 114, fulcrumed as indicated at 115 111011 the base 1. Piyoted to the lever 114, and depressed by a spring 116, islashort pawl 116. v This pawl116engages with the. links of the finished chain to advance the chain with respect to the die 70 and the anvil 67, as hereinbefore described. Another, longer pawl 117 is pivoted to the lever 114, the longer pawl 117 being equipped atits rear end with a slotted head 118, the functions applicable to the pawl 117 and its head 118 being dealt with hereinafter.

It will be noted that when the crank arm 90 is operated through the medium of the shaft 86, motion will be transmitted to the link 112, thence to the lever 114, the short pawl 116 of which will engage with the completed chain of links, to advance the same with respect to the die and the anvil, as

- hereinbefore set forth.

, transmitted to the shaft 7 and from the hereinafter.

shaft 7 to the pinions 10 and 11 and to the cooperating rollers 15 and 14.

Passing now to a description of the as sembling mechanism and particularly to Figs. 1, so, 31, 32, 3,3 and 34, it will be observed that upon the sub-structure 1 is mounted a pair of bases 122, provided at 7 their upper ends with bearings 123, in which shafts 124 are journaled for rotation, the shafts 124 being equipped with sprocket wheels 125 about which is trained a drive chain 126.

Referring to Fig. 30 it will be observed that one of the bearings 123 supports a bracket 127 upon which is pivoted a back stop pawl 128. This back stop pawl 128 engages the drive chain 126 and serves to prevent retrograde movement of the drive chain during the process of assembling the cross ties with the links, as will be set forth The shafts 124 maybe maintained in parallelism by means of an alineing bar 129 within which the free ends of the shafts 124 are received. 1 1

, Secured to the shafts 124 are rollers 130, the rollers 130 being circumscribed .by grooves 131, the grooves 131 being'cut into the rollers to such an extent, that, within .the grooves 131, the rollers assume rectangular cross section, as shown at 132, Fig. 32. At spaced intervals, the grooves 131 are provided with enlargements 133. The chain of links, of the form shown in Fig. 19, after passing from between the anvil 67 and the die '70, is trained about the rollers 130, in

the grooves 131, and at this point it may be noted that owing to the polygonal form of the rollers 130, within the grooves 131, as shown at 132, the several links will not be bent, when they are wrapped around the rollers 130. The enlargements 133 of the grooves 131 serve to receive the eyes 215 of the links. When the chain of links is passed around the rollers 130, the upper runs of the chain lie in parallelism, so that the completed fabric, as shown in Fig. 20, may consist of a plurality of longitudinal strands, each strand comprising a plurality of links.

The rollers 130 are provided with longitudinal grooves 134, communicating with the enlargements 133 of the grooves 131. The function of the longitudinal grooves 134 is to receive the cross ties 216 (see Figs. 18 and 20) which connect the longitudinal links hereinbefore described, and now designated by the reference character 217. Each cross tie 216 comprises converging arms 218, united at one end by a loop-shaped hook 220 and provided at their free ends with hooks 219. The means for fashioning the cross ties 216 will be dealt with hereinafter, but for the present it may be stated that the cross ties 216 are interlocked in their hooked portions 219 and 220 with the longitudinal links 217, between the eyes 215, as shown in Fig. 20. Through the medium 'of a mechanism shown in my copending application Serial No. 729,100, the cross tics 216 are assembled with the lines of longitudinal links 217 between the rollers 130, and when rotarymovement is imparted to the rollers 130 through the engagement between the head 118 of the pawl 117 and the chain 126, the cross ties ultimately enter the longitudinal grooves 134 in the roller 130. Then the cross ties 216 are thus positioned in the longitudinal grooves 134, the hooks 219 and 220 of the cross ties are clenched between the eyes 215 of the longitudinal links217 by a mechanism which will now be described.

One of the rollers 130 is provided with a pinion 135 meshing into a pinion 136 journaled for rotation upon a support 137 Noting Fig. 33, it will beseen that the pinion 136 is provided with a plurality of guides 138 in which plungers 139 are mounted to slide, the outer ends of the plungers 139 being concaved as shown at 140 in Fig.

34. The inner ends of the plungers 139 carry rollers 141, movable in a cam slot 142 fashioned in a member 142 upheld by the support 137. WVhen the shaft of the roller 130 which carries the plungers 139 is rotated, the plungers, one after another, will be advanced by their engagement with the caminember 142, the concaved ends 140 of the plungers entering the grooves .134 and serving to clench down the hooks of the cross ties 216 upon the longitudinal links 217 thereby to afiord an inseparable pivotal union between the parts.

Passing now to a description ofthe mechanism whereby the cross ties 216 are formed and referring particularly to Figs. and 36 216 resembles in many particulars,.tl1e ma chine whichjis employed for fashioning the longitudinal links 217, and consequently, the description of the tie forming machine may be shortened accordingly. A pair of supports 148 is provided, theprimary bending shaft being designated by the numeral 149, the shaft 149 corresponding to the shaft 48 shown in Fig. 27. The shaft 149 carries a pinion 150 and is journaled in a. support 151 constructed as 1S the support The closure plate is indicated at 152 and the numeral 153 indicates the main drive shaft, corresponding to the shaft 86. The shafts 153 and 86 are operatlvely connected by a sprocket chain, 158. The eccentric I the cross head .35.

upon the shaft 153 foroperating the closure plate 152 is indicated by the reference character 154. The shaft 158 carries acrank arm 155 which is operatively connected with a pitman 156, the pitniz n 156 serving to actuate the crossfhead 157, the functions of the cross head 157 being the same as those of Journaled in the supports 148 are hollow shafts 158 and 159, the shaft 158 being provided with a transverse; head 160 having a cutting and bending shoulder 161, referones being had, for comparison, to Fig. 15. The other shaft 159 is provided with a head 162 having a shoulder 163. shaft 158 is a pinion 164 meshing into a pinion 165 secured to the shaft 159. An upper rack bar 166 is shown, the same having a horizontal rack 167 which meshesinto. the pinion 150 the primary bending shaft 149. The upper rack bar 166 is also provided with a vertically disposed rack 16.8 which meshes into the pinion 164. A; slidably mounted lower rack. bar 169 isshown, the same meshing; intothe lower portion of the pinion 164, the rack bar 169 being oper ated frointhe cam slot 170 in the disk 171' which is secured to .the shaft 158.

Mounted to reciprocate in the shafts 158 and 159 are slidable members 172 connected at one end by the transverse head 17 3 from which projects a finger 174 engageable by can1175 upon the disk 171. The sl'idable imemhers 17 2 are thrust in onedirect ion by Secured to the the ca1n 175.a11d the finger174.;.1The slid able members 17 2 are connected by a collect ing member 177, the same taking the form of a Plate or'fbar. Located below the collectingmember177is a fined support 17 7.) l The manner of, feeding the stock to the machine depicted in Figs. 36 and 35, and

the manner. .of bending thestock initially will beunderstood readily from what has been stated hereinbefore in connection with the machinewhereby the longitudinal links are formed; that thefshaft 149 operates like theshaft 48,

to fashion the bend at one end ofthe cross tie, 'whichis shown in Fig. 18. I 1' 7 a p Y A. When the shaft 153 is rotated, the cam slot 170 in the disk 171will impart rotary movement to lower rack bar 169, the rack However, it may be set forth bar 169 actuating the pinion 164 and also actuating the "upper rack bar 166, which, in its turn, will drive the primary bending shaft149. TVhen the'pinion 164 is rotated, rotary movement will be imparted to the pinion 165, andibothof the tubular shafts 158 and 159 will be rotated. The cutting and. bending shoulder 161. of th head 160 upon the end'of the shaft. 158 will cut the material to a predetermined length and fashion the hooks' 219, the shoulder 163' on the head- 162 of theshaft 159 turning over the looped end of the cross tie, to form the 11001;220. During this operation, the support 177 will serve to upholdthe cross tie, and the completed cross ties will be received by the reciprocating collecting meniber 17 7, to which oscillatory motion istransmitted through the slidable members 172, the head173, the finger 174, and the cam 175 of the disk 171. The completed "cross ties 216 will assemble onthe collecting niemher 177 and from the collecting member 177,

the cross ties are removed, in anyisuitable* manner and are interengaged with the lines of links upon the assembling rollers 180.

Referring to Figs37 and 38, there isyii'.

journa'led' The drive shaft 180 is equipped In Figs.37 and 381there any with the "crank arm 181, which engages the pitman 182, thesame being operatively, con

nected with the cross head 183. The primary bending shaft is indicated'at184, this 2 element correspondingto theshaft 48 hereinbefore described, the shaft 184 being provided with a pinion 185. The transverse,

horizontally disposed cutting and bending shaft is indicated at186 and carries the pi'n ion 187.

Projecting laterally from one side the I is the pin 188, received} withinslots i189 formed longitudinally in, bars 190 and191.

structure, adjacent the'forwardend thereof, 7

pinion 187.

lhe bar 190is provided with an upright eX- tension carrying the rack 192 which meshes into the pinion185, the bar 190 1carrying also the rack 193 which meshes into the 178. Upon the bar 190 there is a lug 201 which is adapted to be engaged by the cross head 183.

hen the-cross head 183 moves in thedirection of the arrow X in Fig. 38, the cross head is engaged with the end 197 of the lever 195, motionbeing thereby transmitted to the bar 191. Whenthe lever 195 and the bar 191 are thus moved longitudinally of the machine, the links 198 and 199 will hinge upon each other until the end of-the link 199 ultimately comes in contact with the base or support 17 8.. Thereupon, the lever 195 will be tilted upon its fulcrum 196, the end 197. of the lever being withdrawn out of the path of the cross head .183. Subseqnently, the cross head 188 will engage with the lug 201 on the rod 190. Itwill therefore be seen that when the cross head 183 moves in the direction of the arrow X, the rods or bar's190 and 191 will be slid in the direction of the arrow, alternately, the bars,

through the medium oftheir respective racks,serving to impart oscillatory rotation to the primary bendingshaft 18d and to the cutting and bending shaft 186.

In order to remove some of the strain from the bars 190 and 191 and their associated racks during the cutting and bending operation, the cam 293 is fixed on the drive shaft 180, and when the cutting and bending shaft 186 is rotated, an arm 204 which is secured to the shaft 186 is swung into engagement with the cam. 2-03, whereupon, at the appropriate time, motion will'be transmitted to the shaft 186, torotate the same'and to aid in consummating the cut ting and bending operation. I I

The slidably mounted member202, correspending to the member in Fig. 15, is provided at one end with a roller206, and is actuated in onegdirect-ion by a spring 208. Supported for swinging movement upon one of the members 17 9 is a cam 205, one end of which is held in the path of the arnr204 by a spring 207. VVhen' the shaft 186 is rotated, thereby swingingthe arm 204, the

arm 20 1 will engage the cam 205 and impart swinging movement to the cam, the

The bar 191 is providedwith the rack 19 1 which meshes into the bottom outer edge thereof engaging the roller 206 and retracting the slidably mounted member, so that its end no longer protrudes'beyond the end of the shaft 186 v(note the corresponding part 61 in Fig. 15).

After a length of fabric has been completed by connecting the cross ties with the lines of links upon the assembling rollers, it is desirable to actuate the link-forming mechanism for a time independently of the tie-forming mechanism, so that another set of link-chains may be engaged about the assembling rollers. In order to renderthe tie-forming mechanism inoperative when desired, a clutch 250 may be interposed in the shaft 86.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1 1; In a device of theclass'described, ten-- yieldably supported; means for operatively connecting the shafts; wire engaging rollers upon the shafts; and'a projection 0utstanding from one roller and adapted to engage the other roller to space the rollers apart.

2.; In a device of the class described, tensionmechanism including a frame; rotatable wire engaging members journaled in the frame, one rotatable member being yieldably supported and one rotatable member having a projection adapted to engage the other rotatable member to space the rotatable 'members apart; and means for rotating the rotatable members.

3.-In a device of the class described, tension mechanism including a frame; a wire holder rigidly mounted with respect to the frame; cotiperating rotatable wire engaging members journaled in the frame and constituting means for advancing a wire with respect to the Wire holder, one rotatable member being yieldably supported and one rotatable member having a projection adapted to engage the other rotatable member to space" the rotatablemembers apart and to afford an intermittent feed with respect to the wire holder.

4. In a device of the class described, means for advancing the'material; means for bending the end of the material upon itself and into approximate parallelism with the line of advance of the material to form a loop; means for turning the bend of the loopinto a hook; means for severing the loop; and means for turningtheends of the loop to' form hooks.

5. In a device of the class described, a slidably mounted cross-head; means for reciprocating the cross-head; a grip movably mounted upon the cross-head; a member located in the path of the grip and coiiperating with the grip to cause the same to engage the material when the cross-head is moved;

mechanism for severing a section fromthej material; and mechanism for shaping the severed section. p L p 6. In a device of the class descrlbed, a

relatively fixed support; a rotatable member i and means carried by the'rotatable member:

for forming a hook in the loop.

7. In a device ofthe class described, sup-,; ports; rotary bending members having projections movable around the supports to effect a bending of both ends of the ma-- terial, one of the bending members having: means for forcing the side portions of the material together.

8. In a device of the class described, supports; rotary bending members, the bending members having progectlons movable'around v the supports to efi'ect a bending'of both ends 5 of the material, one of the bending members being provided with means for forcing the side portions of the material together and being provided with cutting means.

9. In a device of the class described, linkshaping means comprising anan'vil and a movable die cooperating therewith; means for operating the die; and spaced link-engaging elements located upon opposite sides of the anvil and constituting means for holding a link upon the anvil when the die is moved away from the anvil by the dieoperating means. l

10. Ina device of the class described, a bending member operating in one plane and adapted toform a loop in the material; and a pair of bending members operatingin a different plane and adapted to shape hooks at the ends of the loop, one of the last speci fied bending members being provided with means for severing the loop.

11. In a device of the class described, a bending member operating in one plane and adapted to form a loop in the material; and a pair of bending members operating in a different plane and adaptedto form hooks at the ends of the loop, one of the last specified bending members having means for severing the loop and being provided with means for forcing the sides of the loop to gether.

12. In a device of the class described, shafts journaled for rotation in .a common plane; a shaft journaled for rotation in a different plane; bending members upon the shafts; pinions upon the last specified shaft and upon one of the first specified shafts; means for operatively connecting the first specified shafts; and a rack bar meshing into thevpinions.

formation of the loop.

- 13. v a device of the class described, linkshaping means comprising an anvil and a movable die, coiiperating therewith; means for operating the die; and yieldable linkengaging means operating adjacent the anvil and adapted to hold thelink on the anvil when thefdie moved away from the anvil by the die-operating means;

means for advancing the material by suce cesslve steps; means'for bendmg the endof the material upon itself and into approximate parallelism with the line' 'of advance of the material between said steps to form a 14. In a device of the class described,

loop; a movable member actingas a guide for the material during both .ofsaid steps; and means for retractlng the movable member between the said steps to permit the 15. In a device of the classdescribed, a

slidably mounted cross head; means for ,reciprocatin'g the cross head; a grip movably mounted upon the cross head a member [located in the path of the grip and co operating iviththe gripto cause the same to engage the material when the crosshead is moved; and mechanism for shaping the materiaL f i i e 16. In adevice of the class described, a slidably mounted cross head; meansffor re ciprocatin'g the cross head a grip movably mounted upon the cross head; a member located in the. path of the grip and oooperating with the grip to cause the same to engage the material when the cross head is moved; and mechanism for severing a sect1on from the material.

17. In a device of the class described, a

slidably mounted cross head; a movable member upon the cross headiand adapted to bind the'material upon the cross. head; a pivotallyinounted trip; a projection upon the movable member and adapted to engage;

the trip, the projection being mounted to move upon the movable member; means for" holding the pro3ect1on 1n ad usted. posit ons along the movable member; and means for operating upon the material after the same has been moved by the cross head.

18. Ina device of the class described,

link-shapingmeans comprising an anvil and amovabledie cooperating therew1th; means for operating the die; levers' fulcrumed ,ad-.

jacent the anvil; yieldable means for coir trolling the movement of: the levers; and link-engaging elements carried by the levers and located upon opposite sidesof the anvil,

said elements constituting means for holding a link upon the anvil when the die is actu ated by the die-operating means.

' 19. In a device of'the class described, a relatively fixed support; a rotatable member upon the support; means for fashioning the material into a loop and "for feeding I the loop upon the. rotatable member; and sides of the loop together and for distendmeans carried by the rotatable member for forcing the sides of the looptog'ether.

20. In a device of the classdescribed, a relatively fixed support; a rotatable member upon the support; means for fashioning the material into a loop. and for feeding the loop upon the rotatablemember; means carried by the rotatable member forforcing the "sides of the loop together; and means carriedby the rotatable member for severing the loop. 7 I y 21. In a'device of the class described, a

relatively fixed support; a rotatable member upon the support; means for fashioning the material upon a loop and for feed means carried by the rotatable member for forcing the sides of the loop together; and means carried by the rotatable member for forming a hook in the loop;

22. In a device of the classfdescribe'd, a rotatable member having means fol-bending the material upon itself to form a loop; a rotatable member having means for cutting the loop to a predetermined length and for bending the loop into hook shape at one end; and a reciprocating element having converging parts for closing the, sides of the loop together. I

23. In a device of the class described, means for bending the material into a loop; a. rotatable bending member having means for severing the loop; means carried by the bending member for forming a hookin the loop; means carried by the bending member for initially closing the sides of the loop together; and means independent of the bending member for finally closing the sides of the loop together.

24. In a device of the class described, a rotatable bending member having means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; a rotatable bending member having means for cutting the loop to a predetermined length and for bending a hook into the loop,'the last specified bending member having means for initially closing the sides of the loop together; and a reciprocating element having converging parts: for finally closing the sides of the loop together.

25. In a device of the class "described, means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; means for cutting the loop to a predetermined length; and a recipro-v eating element having converging partsfor closing the sides ofthe loop together, said element having a prong for distending the loop.

26.111 a device of the class described, means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; means for cutting the loop to a predetermined length; means for initially closingthe sides of the loop together; and a single means for finally closing the ing the material upon itself to form aloop; a rotatable member having means for cutting the loop to a predetermined length, said member being provided with means for ,initially closing the sides of the loop together; and a reciprocating element having converging parts for'iinally closing the sides of the loop together, said element having a prong for distending the loop.

28. In a device of the class described, means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; a rotatable member; a fulcrum slidable in the rotatable member; means upon the rotatable member for bending the material across the fulcrum and for closing the sides of the loop together initially; means for advancing and retracting the fulcrum; and independent means for finally closing the sides of the loop together.

29.111 a device of the class described,

means for bending the material'into a loop; a rotatable member; a fulcrumslidable in the rotatable member; means upon the rotatable member for bending the material across the fulcrum and for initially closing the sides of the loop; means for advancing and retracting the fulcrum; and independent means for finally closing the sides of the loop together, said independent means including an element for distending a portion of the loop.

30. In a device of the class described, a primary shaft having means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; a secondary shaft having means for severing the loop and for fashioning engaging elements at the free ends of the loop; a pinion upon the primary shaft; a pinion upon the secondary' shaft; a rack-bar meshing into the pinion of the primary shaft and into one side of the pinion of the secondary shaft; a rack-bar meshing into the other side of the pinion of the secondary shaft; an anti-friction element on the last specified rack-bar; a

disk having a cam groove in which the antifriction element travels; a shaft on which the disk is mounted; and means operable by the disk shaft for feeding the material.

31. In a device of the class described, means for concatenating links into a chain; spaced, approximately parallel members around which the chain is wound in spaced convolutions, one member being rotatable; means for driving the rotatable member; and a cross tie clencher operating transversely of one of said parallel members and cooperating directly therewith.

82. In a device of the class described, chain forming means; spaced members around Which the chain is trained, one of l said members being rotatable; means for driving the rotatable member; a movable actuating member; and elementsupon the actuating member, one of which elements constitutes means for actuating the chain, the other of which elements constitutes a part of ,the driving means.

83. In adevice of the class described,

chain forming-means; spaced, separate members around which the chain, is trained, one of said membersbeing rotatable means for driving the rotatable member; a lever fulcrumed for swinging movement; andpawls upon the lever, one of which paivls engages the chain, the other of which pawls consti- I tutes a part of the driving means.

34. In. a device of the class described, a rotatable member having means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; and a rotatable member having means for cutting the loop to a predetermined length and for bending the free-ends of the loop into hooks.

85. in a device of the class described,a rotatable member having means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; a rotatable member having means for cutting the loop to apredetermined length and for bending the free ends of the loop into hooks; and a reciprocating element having converging parts for closing the sides of the loop togather.

36. In a device of the class described, a rotatable member having means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; a rotatable member having means for cutting the loop to a predetermined length and for bending the free ends'of the loop; and a re ciprocating element having converging parts for closing the sldes of the loop together,

said element having a prong for distending the loop.

37. in a device of the class described, a rotatable member; a fulcrum slidable therein; means upon the rotatable member for bending the material over the" fulcrum; and means for retracting and advancing the fulcruln.

38. In a device of the class described, a rotatable member; a fulcrum slidable therein; means upon the rotatable member for cutting the material to a predetermined length and for bending the material over the fulcrum; and means for retracting and advancing the fulcrum.

39. In a device of the class described, a rotatable element having means for bending the material upon itself to form a loop; a rotatable member; a fulcrum slidable in the rotatable member; means upon the rotatable member for bending the material across the fulcrum; and meansfor retracting and ad vancing th fulcrum.

l0. In a device of the class described, arotatable element having means for bending rotatable member; a fulcrum slidable in the rotatable member; means upon fllQITOflf-ilblfi member for cutting the material to a predetermined length and for bending the mate rial across the fulcrum';.and means for retracting and advancing the fulcrum.

41. In a device of the class described, a

the material'upon itself to form a loop; a

rotatable element having means for bending the material upon itself to form av loop; a rotatable member; a. fulcrum slidable 1n the rotatable member; means upon the roacross the fulcrum; means for advancing and retracting the, fulcrum; and a reciprocating element having converging parts for closing together the sides of the loop which is flofrmed when the materialis bent upon itse In a device of the class described, a"

the sides of the loop together, said element comprising a prong for distending the loop. 43. In a device of the class described, a

tatable member for bending the material a rotatable element having means, for bending the material upon itself to forma loop; a

rotatable member; a fulcrunrsli'dable in the rotatable member; means upon tlie'rotatable member for cutting the material to a predetermined length and for bending the material across the fulcrum; and a reciprocating element having convergii'ig parts for closing thesides of the loo-p together.

44C. In a-device 0f the class described, a

rotatable element having means for bending the material upon itself to form aloop; a rotatable member; a fulcrum slidable in the rotatable member; means upon the rota table member for cutting the material to a predetermined length and for bending the material across the fulcrum; and a recipro-z catingelement having converging parts for closingthe sides of the loop together, said means for rotating the member to double. 

